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IS 15381 (2003): Fire Blanket - [CED 36: Fire Safety]

IS 15381:2003

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Indian Standard

FIRE BLANKET — SPECIFICATION

Ics 13.340.10

(3 BIS 2003

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDSMANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG

NEW DELHI 110002

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Fire Safety Sectional Committee, CED 36

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by the Fire SafetySectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council:

The blanket is intended for use in fire fighting operations for protection of the operator and for smothering andextinguishing fire in its early stages.

For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value

observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS 2: 1960‘Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised)’. The number of significant places retained in the rounded offvalue should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.

IS 15381:2003

Indian Standard

FIRE BLANKET — SPECIFICATION

1 SCOPE

This standard covers the requirements of material,manufacture and other requirements of tire blanket,

1.8m X 1.8m.

2 REFERENCES

The standards given below contain provisions whichthrough reference in this text, constitute provisions ofthis standard. At the time of publication, the editionsindicated were valid. All standards are subject torevision and parties to agreements based on thisstandard are encouraged to investigate the possibilityof applying the most recent editions of the standardsindicated below:

[S No.7639 :1975

i1451 :1986

11767:1986

11768:1986

11770 (Part 3) :1987

12078:1987

12079:1987

12080:1987

12081

(Part 1): 1987

(Part 2): 198713362:1992

TitleMethods of sampling of asbestoscement productsRecommendation for safety andhealth requirements relating tooccupational exposure to asbestosRecommendations for cleaning ofpremises and plants using asbestosfibresRecommendations for disposal ofasbestos waste materialRecommendations for control ofemission of asbestos dust in premisesmanufacturing products containingasbestos: Part 3 Non-cement asbestosproducts other than friction materialsRecommendations for personalprotection of workers engaged inhandling asbestosRecommendations for packaging,

transport and storage of asbestosRecommendations for local exhaustventilation systems in premisesmanufacturing products containingasbestosRecommendations for pictorialwarning signs and precautionarynotices for asbestos and products

containing asbestos:Workplaces

Asbestos and its productsTextiles — Asbestos yam

3 MATERIALS

The blanket shall be manufactured from the following

materials conforming to the particulars noted againsteach:

S1 Components Materials ParticularsNo.

i) Body Cloth Yarn

asbestos, conforming to1.6 mm IS 13362

ii) Loops TapeiWeb Annex Aasbestos

or

Clothasbestos,1.6 mm

iii) Stitching Sewing Annex Bthreadasbestos

4 MANUFACTURE

4.1 The blanket shall be made from a single piece of

cloth asbestos. If the cloth asbestos of the required widthis not available, the body of the blanket may be made

by joining two pieces of asbestos cloth (0.08 m smallerwidth) by means of a 25 mm wide lapped seam as shown

in Fig. 1. The joint shall be stitched and two rows ofblanket shall be finished with a 25 mm wide hem at thesides with the raw edges turned in and stitched.

4.2 Two loops, each 25 mm wide, shaIl be made fromtape asbestos [see 3.1 (iii)], alternatively, these shall bemade by turning in the raw edges of 70 mm of asbestoscloth (body materials) cut warp wise and by folding inthe middle and top stitching the-folded piece with tworows of machine stitching. The loops shall be sewn onto any one of the sides of the blanket body. One of theloops shall be stitched at 630 mm from one comer andthe other at same distance from the other comer. Thetotal length of the strip for each loop shall be 760 mmof which 460 mm shall form the loop as shown in Fig.1.

4.3 Stitching shall be done neatly and securely with eventension, regulated at 16 to 20 stitches per decimetre.All loose ends shall be securely fastened off,

5 DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES

The blanket shall conform to the dimensions shown inFig. 1. A tolerance of + 15 mm is permissible in lengthand width of the blanket.

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6 WORKMANSHIP AND FINISH control of emission of asbestos dust in premises used

The blanket shall be reasonably free from spinning, for manufacture of asbestos fire blanket as laid down

weaving and stitching defects and effect in in 1S11451, IS 11767, IS 11768, 1S11770 (Part 3),

workmanship consistent with good manufacturing IS 12078, IS 12079 and IS 12080.

practice.

7 SAFETY RULES

The recommendation

8 SAMPLING

The sampling, inspection and acceptance shall be in

for personal protection for accordance with IS 7639.

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9 MARKING

IS 15381:2003

9.2 BIS Certification Marking

9.1 Each blanket shall be legibly and indelibly markedwith the following information:

a) Nomenclature,

b) Serial No.,

c) Manufacturer’s name,

d) Year of manufacture, and

e) Pictorial warning sign as given is IS 12081(Parts 1 and 2).

Fire blanket, conforming to this standard may also bemarked with the Standard Mark.

9.2.1 The use of the Standard Mark is governed bythe provisions of the Bureau ofZndian Standards Act,1986 and Rules and Regulations made thereunder. The

details of conditions under which the Iicence for theuse of the Standard Mark may be granted tomanufacturers or producers maybe obtained from theBureau of Indian Standards.

ANNEX A

(Clause 3)

A-O Tape/Web asbestos shall conform to the followingparticulars.

A-1 MATERIALS

The asbestos yams used for the manufacture of tape

shall conform to IS 13362.

A-2 CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER DETAILS

Width Number of Threads(Average) Approximately

mm ~Ends in Picks

fill] decimeterwidth

25(2 :y) (2%y)

Mass Metre(Approximately)Conditioned at65* 2 percent

RelativeHumidity and

27=E2°Cfor24hing

35 to 40

A-3 MANUFACTURE AND FINISH

The plies of the yams used for making the tape shallproperly be twisted together. The tape shall have areasonably uniform thickness.

ANNEX B

(Clause 3)

PARTICULARS OF SEWING THREAD ASBESTOS

B-1 MATERIALS reinforcement or foreign fibres or yarns made fromsuch fibres as may be necessary for its manufacture.

The sewing thread asbestos shall be manufactured fromlong white tough chrysotile asbestos fibres from grit B-2 CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER DETAILS

or roc~y matter and from any metallic wireThe threads shall conform to the following particulars:

No. of Plies Length Minimum (Average) Hydroscopic Further Loss onMin n-dkg Breaking Moisture Ignition in Mu@’e

Strength Content Furnacekg Percent, Max Percent, Max

2 1 500to2200 3.0 4 45

NOTES

1 For determination of length per unit mass, a minimum of 20 m length of thread shall be taken, conditioned in an atmosphere of65 + 2 percent relative humidity and a temperature of 27 + 2°C for a period of 24 h and then weighed under the same condition.

2 For determination of breaking strength, the test piece shall be of such a length as to allow 600 mm clear and between the grips of themachine. The test piece shall be conditioned in an atmosphere of 65 + 2 percent relative humidity and a temperature of 27 + 2°C for a

period of 48 h and then broken in a suitable single thread tester, in which it is stretched at a constant rate of 300 mm/min. The breakingstrength of the sewing thread shall be the average results of 20 test specimens.

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Amendments Issued Since Publication

Amend No. Date of Issue Text Affected

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